Dean's Funds For Excellence

Make the difference between excellent and extraordinary.

The Dean's Funds for Excellence for the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences—one fund for humanities and fine arts and one for mathematics, science and technology—give the dean the flexibility to direct funds to areas where resources might otherwise be limited. State funds for higher education continue to decrease, and most of the funds have limits as to how they can be used. Contributions made to the Dean's Funds are used primarily to enhance CHAS student opportunities and programs and to strengthen faculty. "This fund gives us the flexibility to add a bit here and a bit there, so that our programs reach their full potential," said CHAS Dean Joel Haack.

Contributions to the Dean's Fund will be used for the following:

Humanities and Fine Arts

Scholarships to increase the number of Dean's Scholars, the best and brightest students in these areas

Support for the college's initiative for undergraduate education focusing on research

Student travel to professional conferences to present their research findings

Funds to subsidize students with unpaid internships in their majors

Opportunities to bring visiting artists and scholars to UNI

Mathematics, Science and Technology

Student travel to professional conferences to present the results of their summer research with faculty

Support for undergraduate research associates, who work with faculty in science laboratories beginning as freshmen

Funds for undergraduate and graduate students to pursue their research

Support for faculty to develop online courses to meet the needs of Iowans across the state

Purchase of the latest software for UNI students to prepare them for Iowa's future